So this has been.my favorite song of OTEP's since it came out in 2004, and I always thought it was a song about a child's narrative of suffering in an abusive Christian home. But now that I am revisiting the lyrics, I am seeing something totally new.
This song could be gospel of John but from the perspective of Jesus.
Jesus was NOT having a good time up to and during the crucifixion. Everyone in the known world at the time looked to him with fear, admiration or disgust and he was constantly being asked questions. He spoke in "verses, prophesies and curses". He had made an enemy of the state, and believed the world was increasingly wicked and fallen from grace, or that he was in the "mouth of madness".
The spine of atlas is the structure that allows the titan to hold the world up. Jesus challenged the state and in doing so became a celebrated resistance figure. It also made him public enemy #1.
All of this happened simply because he was doing his thing, not because of any agenda he had or strategy.
And then he gets scourged (storm of thorns)
There are some plot holes here but I think it's an interesting interpretation.
Each shade of blue
Is kept in our eyes
Keep blowing and lightning
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
Soft, soft or cruel
Can't we change our minds?
We kill what we build
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
So many moons here
Lost wings floating
It's coming, it's coming now
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It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
Is kept in our eyes
Keep blowing and lightning
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
Soft, soft or cruel
Can't we change our minds?
We kill what we build
Because we own the sky
Secrets from the winds
Burnt stars crying
So many moons here
Lost wings floating
It's coming, it's coming now
It's coming, it's coming now
It's coming, it's coming now
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It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
It's coming from the sky (it's coming, it's coming now)
It's coming from the wind
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We Own the Sky Lyrics as written by Yann Gonzalez Anthony Gonzalez
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The evolution of consciousness, or simply, our awareness of the interconnectivity and inseparability of every piece of nature, our world, and the greater universe. We are all one. (Quantum physics is on its way to forming a cohesive explanatory model of this). I see this notion reflected in many of my favorite songs, in sometimes more obscure ways.
"Each shade of blue Is kept in our eyes Keep blowing and lightning Because we own the sky"
The sky as a metaphor for our higher selves/soul/universal oneness, whatever you'd like to call it. I think these lines mean that we're all "pieces" of the same larger puzzle of creation (not in a religious sense but a spiritual one), which we perceive as divisible into our individual entities. However, just as we can see the sky, feel the winds blowing, we're equally a part of it. Observer as well as equal, collective participants.
"Soft soft or cruel Can't we change our minds? We kill what we build Because we own the sky"
Can't we change from this current cruel, dualistic society (much of the world, not just the western one, is governed by seemingly dichotomous political entities that ultimate serve the same greedy goals), stop building/growing things just to destroy them (i.e. people, nature, resources, etc.). We own it after all, as in, EACH of us, not just TPTB.
"Secrets from the winds Burnt stars crying So many moons here Lost wings floating"
Secrets from the winds could mean, well, hints of what's about to change for us here on Planet Earth from advanced ancient civilizations, science, philosophical wisdom (i.e. Buddhism, Taoism, etc). Burnt stars crying = represents each one of us. A star dies when it runs out of fuel... so being poetic, a burnt star could be a star in which that process is accelerated (analogous to the rape and pillage of the earth and the effects it will inevitably have on human populations). We're crying, the state of the world causes deep pain within all of us. "Moon" as a verb means to "behave or move in a listless and aimless manner." See a pattern? We're all devastated by the atrocities around us, the separation we feel from the oneness of our origin, and we've lost our ability to connect to each other - "lost wings floating."
"It's coming! What's coming now? It's coming It's coming now..."
The change is upon us... I believe when we die, our energy gets transferred. Ego death for sure, but our "spirit" (that is, the un-severable connection between all energy) gets dispersed and "lives" on. Eventually though, I feel humans will be able to transcend the separation between matter and energy (as perceived by us in our human form, a side effect our limited senses) that we experience currently, to a higher evolved conscious state of connectedness, unity, and love.
Just my complicated esoteric opinion, anyway :) Simply put, the dawn of a new age is upon us, one of love, compassion, and peace.
"I see this notion reflected in many of my favorite songs, in sometimes more obscure ways."<br /> This is amazing.<br /> <br /> "Keep blowing and lightning"<br /> I believe it should not be lightning, but lighting, as in light - it brightens up. You said the sky is a metaphor for our higher selves, and I agree. Lighting could be seen as better understanding things (if one better understands something, it seems brighter to them, as such the lighting). This adds to your idea.<br /> <br /> "Secrets from the winds could mean, well, hints of what's about to change for us here on Planet Earth from advanced ancient civilizations, science, philosophical wisdom (i.e. Buddhism, Taoism, etc)."<br /> I love how you found this. I completely understand your thoughts on this and agree. Well found!<br /> <br /> "The change is upon us... I believe when we die, our energy gets transferred. Ego death for sure, but our "spirit" (that is, the un-severable connection between all energy) gets dispersed and "lives" on."<br /> Again, well found. The connection between the lyrics and your interpretation is wonderful.<br /> I would ask though, what will happen to our "spirits" when humans can trascend the separation between matter and energy?
Great Analysis.